Decimals
How to Read a
Decimal
Decimals
are read as a
whole number
followed by the
rightmost
decimal position.
5.1 is read as
five and one tenth.
3.14 is read as
three and fourteen hundredths.
7.258 is read as
seven and two hundred fifty eight thousandths.
Zeroes
are special Space Holders.
9.05 is read as
nine and five hundredths.
1.008 is read as
one and eight thousandths.
Leading Zeroes
and Trailing Zeroes
When there is no
Whole Number
in front of the
Decimal Point,
then you MUST
use a Leading Zero.
.5 is
incorrect.
0.5 is the
correct way to write
five tenths.
Trailing Zeroes,
are NOT ALLOWED.
0.40, or
forty hundredths, is
incorrect.
0.4, or
four tenths,
is
correct.
Decimal Points
When there is no
Decimal,
the
Decimal Point,
should NOT BE USED.
2. is
incorrect.
2 is the
correct way to write
the integer
two.